Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 15'850
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 840
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 174
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 63.40
Total tax
- CHF 1'078
Net pay
* CHF 14'772
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 14'772
Net pay
CHF 2'415
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'078
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 3'493
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'415 to pay you CHF 15'850. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 15'850 a year living in the region of Obwalden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'078. That means that your net pay will be CHF 14'772 per year, or CHF 1'231 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.8%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of CHF 100 in your salary will be taxed CHF 6.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.20.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 932 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'660 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 15'702
0.9%
1
United Kingdom
CHF 15'312
3.4%
2
Switzerland
CHF 14'648
7.6%
3
France
CHF 13'798
12.9%
4
Russia
CHF 13'790
13.0%
5
Norway
CHF 13'706
13.5%
6
Spain
CHF 13'630
14.0%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 13'458
15.1%
8
Austria
CHF 13'394
15.5%
9
Hungary
CHF 12'918
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 12'869
18.8%
11
Ukraine
CHF 12'759
19.5%
12
Italy
CHF 12'603
20.5%
13
Germany
CHF 12'394
21.8%
14
Greece
CHF 11'837
25.3%
15
Sweden
CHF 11'758
25.8%
16
Poland
CHF 11'219
29.2%
17
Portugal
CHF 10'710
32.4%
18
Finland
CHF 10'636
32.9%
19
Denmark
CHF 10'610
33.1%
20
Belgium
CHF 10'352
34.7%
21
Netherlands
CHF 9'974
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 9'272
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 13'705
13.5%
1
Canada
CHF 11'783
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 15'043
5.1%
1
Australia
CHF 14'614
7.8%
2
Thailand
CHF 14'483
8.6%
3
Taiwan
CHF 14'414
9.1%
4
South Korea
CHF 13'681
13.7%
5
Pakistan
CHF 13'448
15.2%
6
New Zealand
CHF 13'370
15.7%
7
Indonesia
CHF 13'258
16.4%
8
Malaysia
CHF 13'238
16.5%
9
Japan
CHF 12'757
19.5%
10
Singapore
CHF 12'632
20.3%
11
Kazakhstan
CHF 12'608
20.5%
12
Philippines
CHF 12'589
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 11'997
24.3%
14
China
CHF 11'187
29.4%
15
India
CHF 11'042
30.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 14'330
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 14'276
9.9%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 14'186
10.5%
3
Ecuador
CHF 14'053
11.3%
4
Colombia
CHF 13'830
12.7%
5
Panama
CHF 13'445
15.2%
6
Chile
CHF 12'881
18.7%
7
Mexico
CHF 12'749
19.6%
8
Peru
CHF 12'250
22.7%
9
Uruguay
CHF 12'000
24.3%
10
Brazil
CHF 11'986
24.4%
11
Argentina
CHF 10'296
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 13'311
16.0%
1
Mozambique
CHF 11'898
24.9%
2
Angola
CHF 11'683
26.3%
3
Morocco
CHF 11'552
27.1%
4
Kenya
CHF 11'541
27.2%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 11'386
28.2%
6
Ghana
CHF 11'363
28.3%
7
Nigeria
CHF 10'891
31.3%
8
Cameroon
CHF 10'736
32.3%
9
Uganda
CHF 10'561
33.4%
10
Senegal
CHF 10'433
34.2%
11
Zambia
CHF 10'005
36.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 15'057
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 15'057
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 14'582
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 14'582
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 14'265
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 14'106
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 13'766
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 12'131
23.5%
8
Lebanon
CHF 12'054
24.0%
9
Turkey
CHF 9'063
42.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Obwalden tables of Switzerland, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.